Best Cover Song?

[NikkiBlossom]

I've really been liking this song lately. Its a cover by Mr. Little Jeans and he's covering the song "The Suburbs" by Arcade Fire

 

[OverFlower]

Bangles' version of Simon and Garfunkel's "Hazy Shade of winter"
Recent live recording, nice camera work.
And Susanna Hoffs has aged wonderfully, if at all.

 

[Keithy]

Glee did a cover of Baby Got Back. Interestingly it's exactly the same as Jonathan Coulton's cover of Baby Got Back. Including the line "Johnny C's in trouble" which makes no sense coming from a Sir-Mix-A-Lot song being sung by a character named Adam. So JoCo did a cover of Glee's version. This is of course a cover of a cover of a cover. It's also exactly the same as his original cover. This morning, "Baby Got Back )In The Style of Glee" is #127 and "Baby Got Back (Glee Cast Version)" is number 251. So if you've got some change to spare to help an artist being ripped off and bullied by a TV show, go and buy it.

http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2013/01/26/baby-got-back-glee-style/

 

[Candygirl3x]

This sends chivers down my spine everytime...

 

[NikkiBlossom]

No Diggity by Chet Faker

 

[emptiedglass]

Use Somebody by Pixie Lott. If memory serves, it was actually LilyMarie who introduced me to her music. :banana-guitar:

 

[Marokite]

I just found Only1Noah on Youtube yesterday. He has a fantastic voice and does covers the way I like them-- reimagined in his own style.
Check out "Sexy and I Know It" and the rest of his channel. I just wish I could find his stuff on Spotify.

 

[Mott_]

Tori Amos's cover of "Rattlesnakes" by Lloyd Cole and The Commotions is pretty good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzUkvQ1sG6s

Also, I quite like Ane Brun's cover of "Big In Japan" by Alphaville:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIiRXQTsWTo


(Not sure if I've done this right and I don't know how to embed?)

 

[Just Me]

I think this is the best orchestral arrangement I have seen for this so far.

 

[dougk3454]

'nuff said.

 

[MrTrenchcoat]

Anything Gregorian cover, it always turns out awesome.





Northern Kings aren't bad, either.

 

[JordanBlack]

I love both versions, David Bowie (original) & Nirvana (cover).



Same with this one - Depeche Mode (original) & Rammstein (cover).

 

[VenPerv2]

does this count as a cover? *fap fap fap*

 

[ZenHedonist]

I've always liked this vid...and the song...



And there's just something about the cello player...

 

[AdamAdamant]

Patti Smith's cover of Smells like Teen Spirit. Most of that cover album is pretty good.

 

[sweetiebatman]

This kid, Maverick Sabre, has it!!

 

[Kavin Martin]

Jackson Browne Somebody's Baby Is One Of the Favorite Song.

 

[Nordling]

Jackson Browne Somebody's Baby Is One Of the Favorite Song.

Huh? Yeah, "Somebody's Baby" is a Jackson Browne song. In fact he co-wrote it, but what COVER are you referring to?

 

[emptiedglass]

Fell in love with this one a while back.

 

[LiLredhairedgrl]

This is probably one of the coolest covers I have seen...and they have a ton of stuff on youtube.

 

[LiLredhairedgrl]

And this is truly awesome .....

 

[LiLredhairedgrl]

 

[yeawhatever]

My favorite covers are when the artist covering the song make it their own. Johnny Cash did covers extremely well. Hurt by NIN is a standard for covers.

However, my favorite cover song is Alanis Morissette doing Rage Against the Machine's Guerilla Radio.

I know right? WTF? thats gotta suck?

Listen and enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CmxH8Z9XuA

 

[LiLredhairedgrl]

THIS. IS. AMAZING.

 

[MissyLuvsU]

I love both versions, David Bowie (original) & Nirvana (cover).

This is my favorite cover and probably my favorite song ever. Amazing. They did covers of Meat Puppet songs too that were really good... Lake of Fire was awesome (though technically they sang it together).

 

[AlexaPinx]

I really like these two and Pearl Jam - Last Kiss which was already posted.

 

[Jessi]

I just feel like a lot of pop songs do so much better in different genres. Love genre cross covers for the sheer novelty, even if I wouldnt normally enjoy the original or cover artist.






Edit: I didnt actually realize how hilarious the lyrics to this are until I could make them out in the cover SWAG SWAG SWAG :lol:

 

[sweetiebatman]

Can't remember if i have posted this before but someone just sent me the link again, Amazing, absolutely spellbinding!

 

[sweetiebatman]

 

[emptiedglass]

Thought this was an interesting Nirvana cover. It was on this week's episode of Defiance.